From the wild-looking Belgian hare to the silky angora fluffball, there are certainly different breeds of rabbits to fit ...

There are of course wild rabbits in existence alongside the many domesticated breeds. Rabbits have been bred specifically for centuries for various reasons – chiefly for meat, fur, beauty (show ...

The rabbit was listed as a state endangered species in 1993 and protected under the federal Endangered Species Act in 2003. None of the rabbits is known to exist in the wild.

Both are thought to have “spilled over” from one species to another – in the case of the novel coronavirus, likely a bat to humans; in the rabbit disease, from domestic to wild rabbits ...

A deadly virus that apparently jumped from domestic to wild rabbits and is threatening the lives and habitats of millions of the cuddly creatures has shown up in California, officials there confirmed.

Since April 2021, the wildlife department, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Texas Animal Health Commission have not confirmed any new cases in wild rabbit populations in the state.

But returning a species to the wild after centuries of domestication isn't a simple process. For example, domestic rabbits have been bred by humans to be more docile and trusting than their wild ...